EQUIPMENT CERTIFICATION PROGRAMMES

The BWF has anEquipment Approval Schemewhere manufacturers of badminton products can apply to the BWF to be included of an official list of BWF Approved Equipment according to the minimum standards established by BWF.

The BWF Equipment Approval Scheme was introduced in 1988 to maintain a satisfactory standard for feather shuttles and court equipments used in international badminton events. BWF approves four product categories. Click on the below links for steps to apply for approval and download to the applications forms.

Shuttlecock testing is conducted twice an each year. The approval period runs for one year beginning from the approval date.

Flooring, net and net posts are tested throughout the year. The approval period for flooring, net and net posts are two years beginning from approval date.

The certification procedure process may take 2 months or more to complete. No temporary certificate requests or immediate approval requests will be entertained. All tests performed are at the expense of the applicants.

TESTS/APPROVALS SUCCESSFUL

The results of all the tests are examined by the BWF and if shuttlecock, net and net posts approval is granted - the product / manufacturer will be entitled to include the wording "Approved by the BWF for international play" in the packaging and advertisements for that approved brand and grade.

Click on the below link to see the requirements that flooring needs to meet for BWF Sanctioned Tournaments (please also refer to BWF Regulations - General Competition Regulations and other Tournament regulations):

BWF has launched a programme to appoint “BWF Preferred Equipment Suppliers” to ensure that the highest level of equipment is used in the highest level tournaments (BWF Major Events and Multisports Events).

BWF will appoint a maximum of three (3) “BWF Preferred Equipment Suppliers” in each of the following product categories: